First Wave at Omaha Beach

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“The ramp drops. In that instant, two machine guns concentrate their fire on the opening. Not a man is given time to jump. All aboard are cut down where they stand.”

First Wave at Omaha Beach

theatlantic.com
First Wave at Omaha Beach
An account of the “epic human tragedy” that unfolded when Allied troops landed on the shores of Normandy on D-Day

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[Karadeniz]

1. Just flat horrific...

[Tomconroy]

2. Oh my. I can not recommend this highly enough.

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3. Every year, French soldiers take sand from Omaha Beach and rub it onto the gravestones.

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On this day 78 years ago, 156,000 soldiers landed in Normandy to liberate France during WWII.

Every year, French soldiers take sand from Omaha Beach and rub it onto the gravestones to give the letters a gold coloring.

They do this for all 9,386 American soldiers buried there.

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[sarisataka]

4. Watched Saving Private Ryan last night,

The landing is extremely graphically depicted. According to D-Day vets it is accurate.